Bryson DeChambeau files 2 requests for PGA Tour return

We heard a lot from Bryson DeChambeau at this week’s LIV golf event at Trump National Golf Club in Virginia. It is the first LIV tournament since the league confirmed reports that Saudi Arabia’s PIF would pull funding after this season.

As a result, reporters and fans alike were eager to hear what DeChambeau, LIV’s biggest star, thought of the monumental news. it told GOLF’s Alan Bastable that he was caught off guard when news of the PIF funding was first released.

“There’s no way. That’s impossible, given what I heard a few months ago. I thought there was a plan until 2032. It was a turnaround,” DeChambeau said Tuesday in Virginia.

He told other media outlets that LIV Golf should end, and it might anticipates dedicating himself to his popular YouTube channel full-time.

But what about a return to the PGA Tour for two-time grand champion?

On Wednesday, DeChambeau revealed his current thoughts on a possible PGA Tour return. IN an interview with Skratch Golfhe laid out two specific requirements he would have to meet to make a return to the PGA Tour a reality.

Bryson DeChambeau on PGA Tour comeback: ‘It’s really if the membership wants me back’

In his recent interview with Garrett Johnston of scratchDeChambeau detailed two specific obstacles preventing him from rejoining the PGA Tour.

The first obstacle he identified was current PGA Tour players. DeChambeau stated that ultimately they would have to “want him back” before he would consider a return.

“I think there’s a way to solve every problem. It’s about whether the membership wants me and whether they just want me. That’s what it’s all about,” DeChambeau admitted. “I don’t even think it’s Brian Rolapp or anybody as one of the main executives, it’s really if the players want me back and if not, then I understand that.”

Bryson’s comments speak to how acrimonious the PGA Tour-LIV Golf rift has been over the past five years. The rise of LIV separated key players and relations have become strained. That’s especially true when it comes to vocal star players like DeChambeau, who is divisive among golf fans at the best of times.

DeChambeau’s next issue concerns his YouTube account and other social media platforms. Bryson has repeatedly said that these pursuits will be a big part of his future. He told Skratch that the PGA Tour’s policy governing the creation of social media content by players on tour was one of the biggest pain points that prevented him from returning to the Tour.

DeChambeau argued, “If you look at it, it’s affiliate marketing, so I’m able to create content on that golf course that week at that event, it just has to bring value to the tournament, and that’s what I’m most interested in, fun as I’ve always said from day one.”

But he also falsely claimed that PGA Tour restricts players from creating tournament content during practice rounds and pro-ams.

“So if I filmed a video during the week of one of their events with a content creator or a celebrity, that would be against my knowledge. It’s their policy, they wouldn’t let me do it when I was there. I’ve asked multiple times,” DeChambeau claimed.

The PGA Tour clarified to Skratch that under the current PGA Tour policy, the Tour’s social media professionals are allowed to create content at events prior to tour rounds.

There is one reality that makes a PGA Tour return more feasible for DeChambeau than some of his LIV compatriots.

DeChambeau’s current LIV deal expires at the end of the season. Therefore, he is not required to play LIV events beyond 2026. Additionally, the massive new contract he was initially seeking is likely off the table with LIV’s funding issues.

This stands in stark contrast to Jon Rahmfor example. Rahm is under contract with LIV for the next few years, giving him less flexibility than DeChambeau moving forward.